John Lindsay
Registered User
Evening All,
Thought I'd post this on here to keep you up to date with something we're working on. Compiled from posts on other forums, so timescales may not be exact for the first few posts!
Bought it a few weeks ago (read that as June time) as a completely standard 150hp road car with a brake binding issue:
Stripped out the interior, sorted the brakes (or so we thought) and took it to it's first Track night at the Dreadnought night at Knockhill:
The night started well, got on track, starting to get a feel for things and the car started shuddering as the brakes begun to bind on again, pulled into the pits in a cloud of smoke to investigate it and it sat there for about half an hour with the brakes seized solid. It eventually would move again so we got it out into the paddock and loosened off the nuts on the master cylinder which seemed to free the brakes off again so we got back out for another run.
Again after 5/6 laps we ran into problems with the clutch slipping very badly. Decided we would call it a night after that.
Despite the few problems we had it was a brilliant night, and we were much more impressed with the car in standard form than we expected to be.
Managed to source a cheap set of wheels, with Federal RSR595's on them, good thing is these clear the brakes we have lined up for the car!
Then had them refurbished in a suitably eye catching colour! Awesome work by Wheel Wizards Scotland - http://www.wheelwizardsscotland.co.uk
So with the clutch being goosed it seemed like to ideal time to upgrade to the stronger 6 speed box, collected that last night and have all the other bits required sorted so that's the current job.
Also have seats and a roll cage on order, and that's us pretty much up to date.
John
Thought I'd post this on here to keep you up to date with something we're working on. Compiled from posts on other forums, so timescales may not be exact for the first few posts!
Bought it a few weeks ago (read that as June time) as a completely standard 150hp road car with a brake binding issue:
Stripped out the interior, sorted the brakes (or so we thought) and took it to it's first Track night at the Dreadnought night at Knockhill:
The night started well, got on track, starting to get a feel for things and the car started shuddering as the brakes begun to bind on again, pulled into the pits in a cloud of smoke to investigate it and it sat there for about half an hour with the brakes seized solid. It eventually would move again so we got it out into the paddock and loosened off the nuts on the master cylinder which seemed to free the brakes off again so we got back out for another run.
Again after 5/6 laps we ran into problems with the clutch slipping very badly. Decided we would call it a night after that.
Despite the few problems we had it was a brilliant night, and we were much more impressed with the car in standard form than we expected to be.
Managed to source a cheap set of wheels, with Federal RSR595's on them, good thing is these clear the brakes we have lined up for the car!
Then had them refurbished in a suitably eye catching colour! Awesome work by Wheel Wizards Scotland - http://www.wheelwizardsscotland.co.uk
So with the clutch being goosed it seemed like to ideal time to upgrade to the stronger 6 speed box, collected that last night and have all the other bits required sorted so that's the current job.
Also have seats and a roll cage on order, and that's us pretty much up to date.
John